Mark Hughes' sacking at QPR makes him the latest Manchester United graduate of the Sir Alex Ferguson school of management to come up short

Mark Hughes's sacking by QPR means the Welshman avoids coming up against his
former Manchester United manager this weekend.

Hughes was dismissed with the club bottom of the Premier League table after failing to win any of their first 12 matches of the season.

QPR, who avoided relegation on the final day of last season, are the only club in the English league system yet to have won a game.

It is a dark day for one of Sir Alex Ferguson's former star players, but not wholly atypical of the careers of those who served under the Scot and sought to forge a career for themselves in the dugout.

Many have tried to take the lessons they learned while victim to the hairdryer treatment and make it work. From Steeve Bruce to Bryan Robson and most recently, and perhaps most successfully, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

But none have even come close to proving themselves able of one day being able to return to a club they served with such bravura as players as Ferguson's replacement.

Fans had hoped, of course, that Robson or Roy Keane or even Hughes might take on the mantle. But as the above graphic shows having studied at Ferguson's shoulder does not mean his magic automatically rubs off.

"Queens Park Rangers Football Club has terminated the contract of manager Mark Hughes with immediate effect," the club announced on their official Twitter page earlier today.

Those most likely to offer him a return to management will now be outside the Premier League. Over to you, Ole ...